Yamina Boukari

Dr Yamina Boukari is a Bennett Institute Junior Research Fellow in Applied Health Data Science at Jesus College, University of Oxford. She holds a Master of Pharmacy (2011) and PhD in Pharmacy (2017) from the University of Nottingham, and an MSc in Health Data Analytics (2023) from University College London (UCL). Her research focuses on using data science to address health disparities among marginalized populations, particularly migrants.

Her academic background includes three years at UCL's Institute of Health Informatics, analyzing the impact of urban planning on health and migrant experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, she served as an analyst at the UK Department of Health and Social Care, leading the technical development of a system to track health data of socially excluded groups.

Research interests include migration and health, forced migration, racial health disparities, and methodological areas like electronic health records and causal inference. Notable recent work includes studies on vaccine coverage among non-EU migrants in England and systemic barriers faced by child refugees in European healthcare systems.

Professional activities include collaborations with the Inclusion Health team, and she has published extensively in journals like The Lancet Regional Health and Nature Human Behaviour. No specific awards are listed in her profile, though her work aligns with emerging health equity research priorities.

Her advisory roles include technical leadership in data system development, and her work is closely tied to interdisciplinary teams at UCL and the Bennett Institute. She contributes to open science initiatives and advocates for improved healthcare access for vulnerable migrant communities.